trip, Iijima, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with senior officials, including North Korea's No. 2 leader KimYongNam . Abe has largely remained mum about the secret visit, aimed at restarting talks to bring home Japanese citizens abducted

the report may be incorrect and Iran may have misunderstood who from North Korea is actually attending. In North Korea, KimYongNam , 84, holds the title of "president" of the Supreme People's Assembly Presidium and has customarily attended overseas

April, now plays a key role. The 62-year-old military man is a youngster alongside the rest of the ruling gerontocracy. KimYongNam , the official head of state, is 84, the premier is 81, the speaker of the parliament is 81, the second general chief

denied rumors that the country's supreme leader Kim Jong Il is gravely ill , insisting that "there are no problems." KimYongNam , the country's ceremonial head, made the comments in a rare interview, which indicated how important the secretive country

years ago of a gang of nuclear proliferators he allegedly ran. ( Dawn ) N. Korea's No. 2 Official Warns of Further Tests KimYongNam dismisses the impact that any economic sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council would have on his impoverished country

have married a South Korean abductee, KimYong - Nam , and conceived a daughter, Kim Hye ..... who attends school in North Korea. KimYong - Nam is now married to another woman in North ..... arranged a surprise family reunion with KimYong - Nam and his family, which took place the

stagnant and crumbling economic infrastructure. The U.S. is threatening to them. In 1990, North Korea's Foreign Minister KimYong - Nam , said that détente between the Soviet Union and South Korea " . . . will leave us no other choice but to take measures to

This is a new one from a historic point of view, he said. Albright paid separate courtesy calls earlier today on President KimYongNam , the ceremonial head of state, and the North Korean foreign minister, Paek Nam Sun. Before returning home, Albright scheduled

father, founder of the Stalinist state. Courtesy Calls Albright paid separate courtesy calls earlier Tuesday on President KimYongNam , the ceremonial head of state, and the North Korean foreign minister, Paek Nam Sun. They sat across at wooden conference

security on Tuesday at Frankfurt airport, North Korea said. The delegation to the U.N. Millennium Summit was led by KimYong - nam , chairman of North Korea s Supreme People s Assembly, who in North Korean protocol is head of state and No. 2 in the government